BEST Decadent Chocolate Cake

The Best Decadent Chocolate Cake is one that needs no frosting! An easy, cake recipe that is dairy-free, egg-free, and can even be gluten-free with one simple swap! It has a deep chocolate flavor and a melt-in-your-mouth texture with every bite! Topped with a chocolate ganache and pink icing, makes this chocolate cake so decadent and festive, it’s perfect for any special occasion.

Has anyone walked into a bakery lately and seen the prices of cakes? Am I the only one who is shocked to see the average cost is between $28.00 and more for a cake? Yikes!

Well, I can tell you, you don’t need to be a professional baker or an artisan to whip up a cake. Anyone can make this decadent chocolate cake in minutes and for a lot less.

One of the ingredients is Silken Tofu. Tofu is a great source of protein, minerals, and omega-3 fatty acids; plus it’s even low in fat and calories. 🙂

The Pink Icing is made with only 3 ingredients: powdered sugar, almond milk, and a drop of pink gel food coloring.

The texture is SUPER moist and light as a feather!

Best of all, it’s very affordable compared to bakery prices!

My NOTES and TIPS for SUCCESS:

1. First, do not overbeat the cake batter.

2. Use a double boiler to melt chocolate chips, then whisk in the heavy cream. DO NOT pour in the cream too quickly, it will ruin the chocolate. Pour the heavy cream slowly and in small increments.

3. I used one drop of pink-colored food gel from Wilton Gel Food Pastel Colors. And NO, this is not a sponsored post – though I wish it was! You can certainly use a second drop for a brighter pink color.

4. Allow the cake to cool completely before flipping out of the pan. Then add the ganache and icing on top.

5. For easy cleanup, place the cake onto a sheet of parchment paper before frosting. Then after you frost the cake, you may transfer the cake onto a cake plate or serving platter.

6. This recipe calls for only 3/4 cup silken tofu, so you will have plenty of tofu for another recipe.

7. It’s best to buy Silken Tofu, the soft tofu. Do Not buy the one that says “firm” on the package, it is a solid block and will not work with this recipe. Silken and soft tofu has a creamy feel and very soft texture that lends them to puddings, custards, and pie fillings. And, it’s perfect for our cake.

8. The cake will stay fresh up to 3 days, and longer if kept in your refrigerator…. if it lasts that long!

9. Finally, if you prefer, you can serve this cake without any frosting, ganache, or icing. It’s decadent by itself. If you want to sprinkle some powdered sugar on top – I won’t mind.

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BEST Decadent Chocolate Cake

The Best Decadent Chocolate Cake is one that needs no frosting! An easy, cake recipe that has a deep chocolate flavor, and melts-in-your-mouth with every bite is outstanding! Plus, it's dairy-free! Topped with a chocolate ganache and pink icing, makes this chocolate cake so decadent and festive, it's perfect for any special occasion.

Prep Time10 minutes

Cook Time45 minutes

Total Time55 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups Cake Flour ( or GF flour)

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp.baking powder

2 tsp. baking soda

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1+1/2 cups sugar

3/4 cup vegetable or canola oil

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1 cup of water

2 tsp. instant coffee (instant espresso)

3/4 cup Silken Tofu

1/2 cup Almond Milk

cooking spray oil

For Chocolate Ganache:

3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips

3 Tbsp. heavy cream

For Pink Icing:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tsp. Almond milk

1 drop pink gel food color ( Wilton Gel Food Pastel Colors)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

Grease generously with cooking spray or with butter, and dust with flour or cocoa a 9-inch fluted Bundt pan. Make sure you grease every nook and corner before dusting with flour. Set Bundt pan aside.

In ONE large mixing bowl, using a fork, mix together all the dry ingredients, flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, cocoa powder, and sugar. Set it aside.

In a measuring cup, mix one cup of water with 2 teaspoons of instant espresso coffee. Or you can use one cup of brewed coffee, but it must be cooled.

Then pour in the oil and cup of coffee to the dry mixture. With an electric hand mixer, beat on medium to high speed for about 1 minute.

Add Tofu and vanilla extract and beat for about 2 minutes until you have a smooth texture.

Pour in Almond milk and beat on low speed for 1 minute.

Then transfer the cake batter into the prepared Bundt pan.

BAKE on the rack in the middle of the oven for 45 to 50 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Cool completely before removing the cake from pan, at least one to two hours. Remove cake and transfer onto a sheet of wax or parchment paper before adding on the ganache and icing.

Top with a layer of chocolate ganache, then drizzle with pink icing on top.

MAKE the Chocolate Ganache:

In a double boiler, melt chocolate chips, stirring until they are melted. Slowly stir in the heavy cream and do it in small amounts, and stir frequently until completely incorporated. Remove from heat, keep stirring and allow it to cool down a little. Then frost the top of the cake with chocolate ganache.

MAKE the Pink Icing:

In a small bowl, add 1 cup of powdered sugar. Stir in the almond milk and one drop of pink coloring gel. Stir until smooth. Drizzle over the chocolate ganache as much or as little as you desire. Serve cake at room temperature or you can chill the cake and serve it chilled.

Store any leftover cake on the counter up to 2 days, or covered in the refrigerator, up to 4 days.

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Happy Baking!

xo Anna and Liz

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by Anna and Liz

Oh my, that looks so good! How interesting to read that there is silkin tofu in the cake. Now I am so interested to try this! I love the pink drizzle of frosting – so festive for Valentine’s day! Hope you have a sweet day this Friday 🙂

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